Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

Originally Posted by Dale Gribble

Well, just because your album goes gold/platinum that doesn't automatically upgrade you to headliner.

This is true. But the numbers don't lie and people used to equally question Muse or even The Killers' ability to headline. You can probably put me down on record that Phoenix will be headlining in 2012.

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

didn't arcade fire sell out the hollywood bowl like 2 years ago? no one in LA even knew who phoenix was 2 years ago. most of their fans are bandwagon fans who only know singles from the most recent ultra radio friendly album. they're like the KOL of europe

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

Originally Posted by Chromezeppelin

didn't arcade fire sell out the hollywood bowl like 2 years ago? no one in LA even knew who phoenix was 2 years ago. most of their fans are bandwagon fans who only know singles from the most recent ultra radio friendly album. they're like the KOL of europe

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

IMO, headlining Coachella is a combination of commercial success, name recognition and credibility. Every Coachella headliner so far (even JJ, to a more lenient extent on the credibility side) has earned their place under those grounds.

Phoenix paces well with sales and are obviously respected, but they aren't quite famous enough to headline...yet. In four months, though, anything can happen.

For 2011, more music that sounds like it would play on the Thailand stage of Street Fighter II.

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

Originally Posted by Chromezeppelin

didn't arcade fire sell out the hollywood bowl like 2 years ago? no one in LA even knew who phoenix was 2 years ago. most of their fans are bandwagon fans who only know singles from the most recent ultra radio friendly album. they're like the KOL of europe

Arcade Fire sold out the Bowl on a co-headlining tour with LCD Soundsystem. Phoenix sold out the Bowl this year with Grizzly Bear opening. Vampire Weekend sold out the Bowl this year with Beach House opening. The latter two did so despite also playing Coachella earlier this year.

The Hollywood Bowl is a 17,000+ seat venue -- comparable to most arenas (a couple thousand shy of MSG). If you can sell out a venue that big in LA, you can probably headline Coachella (with the release of another, at-least-as-good album). Doesn't matter if they weren't that big two years ago. They are now.

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

Originally Posted by braundiggity

Arcade Fire sold out the Bowl on a co-headlining tour with LCD Soundsystem. Phoenix sold out the Bowl this year with Grizzly Bear opening. Vampire Weekend sold out the Bowl this year with Beach House opening. The latter two did so despite also playing Coachella earlier this year.

The Hollywood Bowl is a 17,000+ seat venue -- comparable to most arenas (a couple thousand shy of MSG). If you can sell out a venue that big in LA, you can probably headline Coachella (with the release of another, at-least-as-good album). Doesn't matter if they weren't that big two years ago. They are now.

did vampire weekend really sell it out? it must have happened at the last minute because i remember checking several times as it got close and tickets in the first promenade kept popping up

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

I'd say no, but I also didn't think Jack Johnson would be a headliner. During the week leading up to that Coachella, there was absolutely no doubt in my mind that someone else would grab that crown. So there goes my thoughts' value.

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

Originally Posted by Chromezeppelin

didn't arcade fire sell out the hollywood bowl like 2 years ago? no one in LA even knew who phoenix was 2 years ago. most of their fans are bandwagon fans who only know singles from the most recent ultra radio friendly album. they're like the KOL of europe

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

No, they are not headliner material right now. If their next album is as successfull as this one, then yes. They could probably headline Coachella. There. Done.

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Originally Posted by bmack86

And it's been long established that Chris hates fun.

Originally Posted by Hatinisbad

I took my niece this year and it was her first Coachella. It was so fun to see it through her eyes. She thought it felt like a magical scene from Shreck. The one where all the fairy tale creatures meet for the first time in Shreck's swamp.

Re: Are Phoenix Headliners The Next Time They Play At Coachella?

Originally Posted by rage patton

No, they are not headliner material right now. If their next album is as successfull as this one, then yes. They could probably headline Coachella. There. Done.

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Phoenix will have the most highly anticipated album of the year, whenever they wind up releasing said album. Buzz, plus staying away the rest of this year, and all of 2011, would put them in the prime position to headline Coachella 2012, or 2013.